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Stamitz

Carl Stamitz
Dates
1745–1801
Era
Classical (1750–1820)
Recognition
essential
Wikipedia

Where to start with Stamitz

Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles
  1. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in G
  2. Chamber
    Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 8, no. 4
  3. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in A
  4. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto no. 3 in C
  5. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F
  6. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 10 in B flat major
  7. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 11 in E flat major
  8. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 3 in B flat major
  9. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 7 in E flat major
  10. Orchestral
    Clarinet Concerto no. 8 in B flat major
  11. Orchestral
    Concertante Quartet in B flat major, op. 14, no. 5
  12. Orchestral
    Concertante Quartet in G major, op. 14, no. 2
  13. Orchestral
    Concerto in B flat major for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra in
  14. Orchestral
    Concerto in B major, for clarinet, bassoon and chamber orchestra
  15. Orchestral
    Concerto in F major, for bassoon and chamber orchestra

Listening guide

Hand-curated paths into Stamitz's catalogue
  1. Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B-flat major
  2. Viola Concerto in D major
  3. Sinfonia Concertante in D major (violin + viola)
  4. Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major
  5. Symphony in E-flat major

Most Acclaimed

  1. Clarinet Concertos (12 complete)
  2. Sinfonia Concertante in D major
  3. String Quartets Op. 14
  4. Viola Concerto
  5. Double Concerto for clarinet and bassoon

Most Weird

  1. Sinfonia Concertante for 2 clarinets
    unusual double concerto for two clarinets
  2. Sinfonia Concertante for flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon
    unusual four-solo combination
  3. Concerto for two violas
    the only Stamitz concerto for this instrument
  4. Clarinet Concerto No. 11 in E-flat
    his most technically demanding
  5. Symphony in D minor
    the most dramatically serious of his symphonies

Similar composers

Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinity

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